[Tutorial] How to add another PHP version (PHP 7.4 - PHP 8.0) - Updated

leokhoa

Ref. post: http://stephenjude.tech/articles/upgrading-to-php-74
Note: You can even add #PHP 8 with a few adjustments: https://forum.laragon.org/topic/2250/don-t-support-php8/4
https://ilmucoding.com/cara-upgrade-php-8-di-windows/

With Laragon, adding another PHP version is very easy. Here's how to add PHP 7.4

Download PHP:
https://windows.php.net/download

In this case we download:
https://windows.php.net/downloads/releases/php-7.4.0-Win32-vc15-x64.zip

Extract the downloaded to: {LARAGON_ROOT}\bin\php\php-7.4.0-Win32-vc15-x64

C:\laragon  
-- bin  
   ---- php  
      -------- php-7.4.0-Win32-vc15-x64  
      -------- .............

Select the new version at: Laragon Menu > PHP > Version > php-7.4.0-Win32-vc15-x64

Very easy huh. That's all!

Please be noticed about PHP Version (so you can add new extensions properly)

x64 means 64-bit
x86 means 32-bit
nts means Non Thread Safe

If something's wrong, please check and install correspond VC Redist (VC11, VC14, VC15...)

paijoh

I still maintain a project using PHP 5.4, is itu possible to add a 5.4 version PHP into Laragon?
Thx.

leokhoa

Sure @paijoh

krip

I changed to PHP 5.5.25 succesfully.. but phpmyadmin does work.

How I can change phpmyadmin to compatible version

leokhoa

What is your Laragon version?

leokhoa

Laragon 2.0.5 comes with phpMyAdmin 4.6.4. However, you can install other version of phpMyAdmin (just download and extract to etc/apps/phpMyAdmin)

krip

Hi there! I just download the phpmyadmin version that i want and extract it into WWW folder and i worked! (use others directory name such "phpmyadmin-old" ..etc, so it wont conflict with original ones)..

paijoh

I'm still using Laragon 1.0.6, and when I tried to install PHP 7.1.0 I was using the Thread Safe version because it's the only version that included php7apache2_4.dll. Before, I tried using NTS version and failed to install. Hope this help to someone who still using old version of Laragon.

Wisam Qadeer171

I installed the latest laragon with php-7.1.12-Win32-VC14-x64. After adding another version of PHP i.e. php-5.6.33-Win32-VC11-x64, it threw an error as below

Server Apache can not start. Reason:
------------------------------------
httpd: Syntax error on line 542 of C:/laragon/bin/apache/httpd-2.3.27-win64-VC14/con....:
Syntax error on line 2 of C:/laragon/bin/apache/mod_php.conf: Cannot load C:/laragon/bin/php/php-5.6.33-Win32-VC11-x64/php5...
into server. The specified module could not be found.

Any solution?

Thanks!

leokhoa

@Wisam-Qadeer171 : What's behind php-5.6.33-Win32-VC11-x64/php5...?

Please check the:
C:/laragon/bin/apache/mod_php.conf

Wisam Qadeer171

File not found at C:/laragon/bin/apache/mod_php.conf
Besides, php-7.1.12-Win32-VC14-x64 is working perfect

leokhoa

@Wisam-Qadeer171 : Why your error message contains that file?
I believe it is located at C:/laragon/etc/apache/mod_php.conf

Btw, what's behind php-5.6.33-Win32-VC11-x64/php5...?
That information is useful to figure out but why ...?

Wisam Qadeer171

The message in the dialogue box printed the ... That's also weird for me too

leokhoa

@Wisam-Qadeer171 : You should Ctrl + C to capture all message and paste it here - (Don't type)

Wisam Qadeer171

In C:/laragon/etc/apache/mod_php.conf:

# This file is auto-generated, so please keep it intact.
LoadModule php7_module "C:/laragon/bin/php/php-7.1.12-Win32-VC14-x64/php7apache2_4.dll"
PHPIniDir "C:/laragon/bin/php/php-7.1.12-Win32-VC14-x64"
<IfModule mime_module>
    AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
</IfModule>

leokhoa

@Wisam-Qadeer171 : Can you rename it to mod_php.conf.bak and restart Laragon?

Wisam Qadeer171

Fetch from apache error.log:

httpd: Syntax error on line 542 of C:/laragon/bin/apache/httpd-2.4.27-win64-VC14/conf/httpd.conf: Syntax error on line 2 of C:/laragon/etc/apache2/mod_php.conf: Cannot load C:/laragon/bin/php/php-5.6.33-Win32-VC11-x64/php5apache2_4.dll into server: The specified module could not be found.

leokhoa

@Wisam-Qadeer171 : Does the file exists?
C:/laragon/bin/php/php-5.6.33-Win32-VC11-x64/php5apache2_4.dll

Wisam Qadeer171

Yes it does exists

leokhoa

@Wisam-Qadeer171 : I guess you don't have VC Redist 11 x64, please download & install it:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30679